The Journal of Insights Through Reflections On Nature

This evening the new crescent moon of the 8th month of the Islamic calendar known as Shabaan was sighted marking the beginning of the month. It was not a very young moon, thus making it very easy to see, but none the less it was a beautiful moon. Every month has its appeal and its beauty, and this moon is no different. The light was sublime and thankfully again, I did not need to go far to see it.

Shabaan is also known as the Month of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) and it was in this month that he fasted the most of any of the months other than Ramadan, which begins on the next new moon.